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Budget-Friendly Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Lego Sets Are Available Now

Budget-Friendly Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Lego Sets Are Available Now https://ift.tt/J0GaYc1 Sonic Racing: Silver's Car vs. Knuckles' Monster Truck (378 pieces) $40 See at Amazon See at Lego Store See at Best Buy Sonic Racing: Speedster Lightning Race Car (126 pieces) $10 See at Amazon See at Lego Store See at Best Buy Lego Mario Kart characters can now compete against Sonic the Hedgehog and Knuckles thanks to the launch of the first Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Lego sets . Exactly one year after Lego Super Mario expanded beyond platforming playsets with buildable karts, Lego Sonic the Hedgehog has made the leap from platforming to the racetrack. The Lego Sonic Racing launch lineup includes Sonic's Speedster Lightning Car and a two-pack featuring Silver's Car vs. Knuckles' Monster Truck . Continue Reading at GameSpot

Why Are Video Game Adaptations Good Now? | Spot On

Why Are Video Game Adaptations Good Now? | Spot On https://ift.tt/wjVyfMB

From the moment Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo slid into their matching overalls and unleashed Super Mario Bros. on to the world back in 1993, video game fans have wondered: can video game adaptations ever be... good? For years, it seemed as if the answer was a resounding no. While some films were decent, the vast majority left a lot to be desired--such as good dialogue and storylines that, you know, made sense. Recently, however, everything has changed.

In the past few years, Netflix has earned not only financial success but critical-acclaim with its television adaptations of Castlevania, Arkane, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, and The Witcher. Just last year, HBO delivered a The Last of Us adaptation worthy of the coveted "prestige tv" status, while Amazon Prime's Fallout series has already left fans eager for its next season. And it's not just video game-related television shows that are finding success. The Super Mario Bros. Movie was the second-highest grossing film of 2023, surpassing Oppenheimer and every super hero movie released that year.

So, what happened that made video game movies, well, good? And more importantly, what does all this mean going forward? Tam and Lucy discuss the game-to-film pipeline, what's changed, and how this movement is fantastic for indie games with interesting narratives--such as El Paso, Elsewhere and Dredge--which now have movie deals of their own.

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